just a heads-up, if you don't care for religion you're an apatheist. I'm one.

I love CONVERSATIONS about religion, mostly about Greek and Norse mythology.
But I'm tired of having to explain my beliefs to people who think that my beliefs are wrong anyway, or having arguments. ****, I hate religion arguments...

ar·gu·ment (ärgy-mnt)
n.
1.
a. A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate.
b. A quarrel; a dispute.
c. Archaic A reason or matter for dispute or contention: "sheath'd their swords for lack of argument" (Shakespeare).

That's just an opinion (one that I respect, however one I also happen to disagree with it). Many people, including I, are fairly against that notion. I believe it's better to be ignorant of the unknown than to accept some evidence-lacking idea (again, what is considerable evidence depends on the person. I personally see no credible evidence supporting religious ideals).

This might not apply to you, but it does for many of the faithful... You can't just go with an idea just because there is no substantial alternate. How did the universe come to be? Science has some hypotheses, but in the stage they're in as of now, we can't accept them yet as credible models. There are indicators, there's some evidence, but nothing that yields merit beyond a reasonable doubt, even less by scientific standards.

Is the belief of creation by a supernatural entity any better? Not at all, in my eyes. But the difference with religion is in its nature of practice. If you're going to sincerely follow your faith, you're kind of entitled to believe the dogma that accompanies your belief system. So unlike a scientist, the religious *will* hold to their substance regardless.

Don't say none, as Sumerians, Egyptians and Nubians were civilized, mainly the first 2, and invented many things which we use. The Sumerians invented writing on parchment and having standardised symbols for letters and numbers for example.

umm the earth does, in fact rotate around the sun
while this sun isnt stationary in the truest sense its velocity on the z axis is equal to earths while earth orbits in it in an elliptical motion approximating an oval

your so ****** retarded.
belief is when you think something ******** like god exists
logic isnt a belief, its a ******* human instinct
and theories are put to the test you monotonous ******* globule of stupid, retarded ****

I love how people praise science and stuff, while having no IDEA how it's done...

You make a guess - a guess as in something that isn't proven yet (hypothesis), now if you can't prove it with experiments (or observations) - that's it it stays a theory - a guess on what MIGHT be true. For example we can have theories about the size and shape of the universe, but really without some way into the future equipment or means of travel to reach the edges it's still just theories (which is something some people believe in)